Horse-boot protector.



No. 639,995. Patented Dem-26, I899.

J. n. KELLER.

HORSE BOOT PROTEGTGB.

(Application filed Mar. 20, 1889.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES JAMES D. KELLER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PATENT OFFICE.

HORSE-BOOT PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,995, dated December26, 1899.

A li ti fil d March 20, 1899. Serial No. 709,746- (No model.)

1b all 'LUhOTH/ it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES D. KELLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Horse-Boot Protectors; and Ideclare the following to be a f ull, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object a novel horseboot protector; and itconsists of the device hereinafter described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a view inrear elevation. Fig. 2 is a view in section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is aview showing the boot and the protector detached the one fromthe other. Fig. 4. is an inverted plan. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of oneof my protectors on the line 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a verticalcross-section illustrating a modification in the construction of theprotector on the same line as Fig. '2.

My invention is more particularly designed to afford protection to ahorse boot used to prevent interfering. Heretofore in this class ofboots great trouble has been experienced on account of the rapid wear ofcertain portions of the boot-for example,'the ordinary heel and adjacentparts-which are exposed especially to wet and dirt, whereby the leatherand stitching, as boots have heretofore been constructed, have beenliable to rot out, while also the parts are exposed to Wear from theblow of the shoe or hoof of the interfering foot of a horse as well asfrom other causes. These difficulties with this class of horseboots asheretofore constructed have rendered their repair necessary at frequentintervals and has been a source of constant annoyance and expense. Myinvention is designed to overcome these difficulties and to provide aprotector of durable and efficient construction as well as economical inits application.

In the drawings, a represents a horse-boot of any desired construction.This boot may be of any desired shape and formation, customarily beingformed with seams at the rear,

as indicated at b and c, the edges of which are stitched together, andintermediate of which and on the inside of the boot is usually sewed theordinary leather heel. Obviously the stitches of these seams and thestitching of the ordinary inside leather heel, as well as the stitchingof the parts of the boot and toward the lower edge thereof, are liableto rot out, as well as the adjacent parts to be worn out, from theirlocation and use.

My invention contemplates the employment of a protecting device(indicated at d) which may be made, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5 moreparticularly, of two integrally-connected plates or facings, (indicatedby the numerals 1 and 2,) forming a recess or opening 6 therebetween toreceive the adjacent portion of the boot a, as indicated moreparticularly in Fig. 2. The parts 1 and 2 are connected at their loweredges, as indicated at f, by an inte grally-connecting flange, saidflange forming protection for the lower edge of the boot. The innerplate or facing 2 may be formed with a heel g, analogous to the leatherheel customarily employed, to prevent the boot slipping up and movinglaterally. The protector 61 may be fastened upon the boot in any suitable manner-for example, as by rivets h. A protector so constructedobviously protects the inner and the outer faces of the boot toward therear and lower edge thereof, as well as the rear lower edge, from wear,the stitching, as well as the leather of the boot, being effec= tuallyprotected.

Instead of making the protector integral the outer and inner plates orfacings 1 2 might be made separate, one of said plates or facings, asthe outer plate 1, being formed with a flange i to extend over the underedge of the boot. I do not limit myself to making the two plates orfacings 1 2 either integral or separable, as my invention contemplateseither as coming within its scope.

While I prefer to make my improved protector of metal, I do not limitmyself solely thereto, as it might be made of other suitable materialas,for example, of hard rubber. \Vhile, also, I have shown two plates orfacings 1 2 extending over a portion of the rear part of the boot bothon the outside and on the inside thereof, my invention contemplates ascoming within its scope the employment of an outer facing only, as thefacing l, in which event the ordinary leather heel might be employed onthe inside of the boot, my invention embodying a protecting facing orplate for the boot on the outside thereof or on both sides, as may bepreferred.

It is obvious that a horse-boot provided with my improved protector ismade much more durable than boots of this class as heretoforeconstructed.

The facings or plates may either be made of cast metal or of metal platestamped of required form Where metal is employed.

It is evident that the protector being riveted on each side of theseams, as indicated in the drawings, not only shields the seams,

'but also holds the seams and prevents them from spreading.

Vhat I claim as my invention is The combination with a horse-boot formedwith seams on the rear side of the boot, of a protector for said bootand seams consisting of protecting faces or plates formed of metalprovided with a flange to protect the under edge of the boot and engagedupon the inner and outer surfaces of the boot at the rear thereof, theinner of said facings or plates provided with a heel formed integraltherewith and intermediate the extremities thereof, said protectorriveted to the boot on each side said seams, for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES D. KELLER.

Vitnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, MARY HICKEY.

